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Salt & Light Global educates and equips Christians to engage the cultural worldview of the day via citizen statesmanship and selfless service for the purpose of glorifying God and helping people live the abundant life Christ promised.

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The Wilberforce Academy acts as the educating and equipping arm of Salt & Light Global. Through its various lectures, publications, and teaching programs, the Wilberforce Academy seeks to inform individuals and communities about First Principles.

Business

When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God. – Leviticus 19:9-10

Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life. – 1 Timothy 6:17-19

From marketing products that shape our daily lives to funding causes that define our cultural mores, the business world wields a significant amount of influence in our society. Its unique role, generally attendant to both power and wealth, rightly positions its leaders to serve as role models and caretakers of the community. Problems arise, however, when business leaders place profit and personal gain over integrity, contentment, and service.

When God created the sphere of business and commerce, He intended for it to be used both as a mechanism for exercising creativity and providing for needs. Speaking to an agricultural society, He commanded the farmers to go through their fields only once in order to provide the able-bodied poor with an opportunity to harvest the remainder. His system of gleaning took into account the human dignity and sinful condition of both the poor and the farmer. For instance, the poor and alien of Israel were not permitted to live off the avails of others, but wondrously, by being given a chance to work, they were able to exercise the fullness of their humanity. At the same time, the farmers received the fruit of their labors because they had access to the best crops, but they were not permitted to maximize their profit at the expense of those in need.

Today, corruption, greed, and scandal often mark the sphere of business. In response, the general public becomes outraged and the State imposes additional regulations, effectively diminishing the ability and freedom to produce at optimal levels. Citizen statesmen working within the sphere of business are well-positioned to change this reality. By pursuing integrity in all of their dealings, they can minimize the need for additional state regulation and begin to transform their public reputation. By providing opportunities for gleaning, they can serve the poor and unemployed in their communities. By seeking to glorify God, they can strive to ensure that their products and services conform with the truths of Scripture.

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